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At least 139 migrants dead in shipwreck off Djibouti
A boat carrying migrants sank off Djibouti, leaving at least 139 dead and 84 missing, according to UN figures cited by AFP. More than 80 people were rescued.
Why it matters
It is one of the deadliest migrant disasters on the route linking the Horn of Africa with Yemen and the Gulf.
Background
Djibouti is a transit point on the so-called Eastern Route, used by migrants, mostly from the Horn of Africa, trying to reach Gulf states via Yemen. Crossings of the Bab el-Mandeb strait are frequently deadly.
The story so far
- At least 139 migrants dead in shipwreck off Djibouti
- At least 139 migrants dead in shipwreck off Djibouti
Sources
- AFP via France 24 ↗October 11, 2026
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